Possible Exam Questions:
What colonial exploitations in Africa’s past continue today? Are there particular diplomatic, political or strategic actions that began during the age of colonial imperialism we now condemn, which continue on to this day in similar or identical, unchanging fashion?
If Africa was a country, how would the country be divided up? Would it be divided on ethnic lines, by religion or traditions? What would be the inside or outside influences that could befall this possible experiment?
What would be some of the challenges and trials of a completely united State of Africa, as suggested by powerful African leaders such as Kwame Nkrumah, Nelson Mandela and Muammar Gadhaffi?
Now that you have been exposed to a wide range of the culture and geographical richness of Africa’s many different regions, what can you reflect on your original stated opinion of Africa in our first class together? What has changed, and what has stayed the same for you?